| Description |
li, 426 pages ; 25 cm |
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text rdacontent |
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unmediated rdamedia |
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volume rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: Thoreau and the periodic press? [Jeffrey S. Cramer] -- Natural history of Massachusetts -- A winter walk -- A walk to Wachusett -- Paradise (to be) regained -- Wendell Phillips before Concord Lyceum -- Thomas Carlyle and his works -- Resistance to civil government [Civil disobedience] -- Slavery in Massachusetts -- John Brown Essays. A plea for Captain John Brown ; The last days of John Brown -- An address on the succession of forest trees -- Walking -- Autumnal tints -- Wild apples -- Life without principle -- Appendix. Excerpts from John Adolphus Etzler. |
| Summary |
A collection of Thoreau's essays traces his trajectory as a writer and presenter, in a chronologically organized work that follows the Transcendentalist's ideas as they developed over time. |
| Subject |
Essays.
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Essays. (OCoLC)fst00915437
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| Added Author |
Cramer, Jeffrey S., 1955- editor of compilation.
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| ISBN |
9780300164985 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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030016498X (cloth : alk. paper) |
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